NEW Sportsman Open 262 Centre Console Just Listed

Cruising the waterways or fishing offshore: Sportsman's own framing for the 262 is that both are a day's work, and the boat is built to swap between them without a compromise showing. Eight metres, 2.87-metre beam, 22 degrees of transom deadrise and 689 litres of fuel behind up to 500 horsepower.

The headline is the pair of side entry doors that swing a full 180 degrees, unusual in a 26-footer and transformative for how the boat gets used: boarding, swimming, diving, or bringing a fish over the side without lifting it over a gunwale. Behind them, twin pressurised 114-litre aquarium livewells with viewing panels are insulated and double as coolers, with macerated in-deck fish boxes port and starboard of the leaning post and two large insulated bow boxes forward.

Detail work sets it apart from the class. The hardtop frame is bent from a single piece of D-tube extrusion rather than cut and welded, with kingfish-style rod holders angled off the sides and moulded-in navigation lights. Bow bolsters double as seating and as knee pads for fighting fish. There is a thru-hull windlass with 90 metres of rope and foot controls at the bow, freshwater and raw water washdowns, dual fuel fills both sides, and a recessed four-step boarding ladder.

The console holds an enclosed head with electric porcelain toilet and holding tank discharge, dedicated trolling motor battery storage and two waterproof 10-watt wireless chargers. SportLink runs Garmin displays and JL Audio over a pre-installed NMEA 2000 network. Factory-ready for a Seakeeper 1, with a second station available. Yacht and NMMA certified, 10-year hull warranty.

KEY SPECIFICATIONS
- Length overall: 8.08 m (26' 6")
- Beam: 2.87 m (9' 5")
- Draft, engines up: 0.56 m
- Deadrise at transom: 22 degrees
- Fuel capacity: 689 L, approx. 621 L usable
- Fresh water: 76 L
- Approx. Dry weight: 2,631 kg
- Maximum horsepower: 500 hp
- Bridge clearance with hardtop: 2.84 m
- Bridge clearance with second station: 3.25 m
- Yacht and NMMA certified

NOTABLE FEATURES
- SportTech no-wood, all-fibreglass hull with vinyl ester resin
- Dual side entry doors opening a full 180 degrees
- Factory-ready for Seakeeper 1, VACS fitted
- Second station option
- Twin pressurised 114 L insulated aquarium livewells with viewing glass
- Macerated in-deck fish boxes port and starboard of leaning post
- Two large 132 L insulated bow storage boxes
- 64 L console-front cooler seat
- Leaning post tackle centre with dividers
- Six under-gunwale rod racks with padded reel pads
- Four flush-mount Gemlux gunwale rod holders
- Kingfish-style hardtop rod holders
- Single-piece bent D-tube hardtop frame with moulded-in nav lights
- Bow bolsters doubling as seating and fighting knee pads
- Thru-hull windlass, 90 m rope, bow foot controls
- Enclosed head with electric porcelain toilet and holding tank
- Dedicated trolling motor battery storage
- Two waterproof 10W wireless phone chargers
- SportLink: Garmin displays, JL Audio, pre-installed NMEA 2000
- Interior LED lighting with blue cockpit glow, underwater lights available
- Freshwater and raw water washdown, dual fuel fills both sides
- Recessed four-step boarding ladder
- Grip-Tex yacht-style non-skid, self-bailing cockpit
- 10-year limited hull warranty